[ubuntu-in] Question about install software from source versus software from repos

[Sameep]

On 03-Sep-09, at 2:55 PM, Ramnarayan.K wrote:

> Hi
>
> am dual booting ubuntu 7.10 and 9.04. The former because when
> broadbadn does not work (which is frequently the case) then i need to
> use 7.10 because it allows me to use a device which does not work on
> 9.04.
>
> Often i need to work on openoffice documents while on the net, so if
> its a document on 9.04 ooo.org (version 3.x) it mostly crashes while
> being accessed on 7.10 (ooo.org version 2.4x).
>
> I don't want to upgrade 7.10 because the said internet access device
> (a cdma wll phone) is very very finicky about what kernel it works on.
> Secondly i find that if i partially upgrade software via apt /
> synaptic then strange crashes happen in many related software.
>
> So am wondering if i am better off installing such software that i
> will dual use , from source ??



  Have you tried uninstalling the 2.4 version and installing v 3.x  
from Debs ?



Regards,

Sameep
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>
> look forward to opinions and advise.
>
> thanks
> ram
>
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